Great Western Valve Annouces New Account Managers

Jun 11, 2015

Great Western Valve, Inc. Announces New Account Managers

Company expands sales team in Houston and Odessa to support continued business growth

HOUSTON – June 11, 2015 - Great Western Valve, Inc., an industrial valve company specializing in repair, remanufacturing, and field services for control, pipeline, and relief valves as well as electric actuators, instruments, and positioners is pleased to announce the addition of two industry veterans to its account management team; Brenten Dietrich and Tony Tavarez. 

Mr. Dietrich will be responsible for sales in the Greater Houston marketplace.  He has been servicing area petrochemical, refining, power, manufacturing, and midstream customers for several years and will be a great resource for our customers. “Great Western Valve has continued to acquire key personnel in the industry and established a relationship rather than a business only mentality to its customers,” said Mr. Dietrich.  “I look forward to introducing you to this great mindset and level of commitment to making the customer happy.”

Mr. Tavarez will be responsible for servicing our Permian Basin customers in West Texas and New Mexico and will operate out of Great Western Valve’s newest location in Odessa, Texas.  Mr. Tavarez brings more than 18 years of experience in the valve industry holding senior positions as a Shop Foreman, Field Supervisor, Quality Control, and Sales along with international experience.  Mr. Tavarez has extensive knowledge in the remanufacture, inspection, and repair of control, safety relief, thief hatch, and API block valves.  “Great Western Valve has a great reputation for customer service and quality and I am proud to be representing a company with these core competencies,” said Mr. Tavarez.  “I will do everything I can to ensure all our customers receive exceptional customer service and response times.”

With the addition of its Odessa Operations, Great Western Valve now services its customers from nine Texas locations; seven in the Gulf Coast marketplace and one in Northeast Texas and West Texas.  “Our business continues to expand with strong customer loyalty and new customers finding out about our business, broad capabilities and exceptional customer service,” said Jim Reilly, Great Western Valve, President and CEO.  “Brenten and Tony will fit perfectly into our culture of customer first, quality, and service.”

About Great Western Valve, Inc.:

Great Western Valve, Inc. is an API Spec Q1, ISO 9001:2008, and VR Stamp National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspector certified company who services the refining, petro-chemical, pipeline, oil & gas, power generation, and pulp & paper industries and specializes in control, pipeline, and relief valves as well as actuators, instruments, and positioners. The company services all makes and models of automated control valves, pipeline block and bleed isolation valves, all triple off-set seat butterfly valves, gate, globe, and check valves, all brands of relief valves and much more.  The company also provides field services and differentiates itself by providing quality workmanship, exceptional customer service, and flexible delivery times that are often far shorter than OEMs and other valve companies.